Kachemak Bay State Park Active and Adventure Travel Guide

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Kachemak Bay State Park Active and Adventure Travel Tips

By Karen Kefauver
  • Nearly all park visits begin and end at Homer, a coastal town on the lower Kenai Peninsula (220 road miles south of Anchorage).
  • Join the Three Moose Meadow Guide Service for a glacier kayaking and hiking day trip. From Homer, a small boat tour takes you to Kachemak Bay State Park. Following a guided nature hike through a coastal rainforest, you'll arrive at a pristine glacier-carved lake, where you can kayak around icebergs and explore the rugged shores of the lake. Hike out, and return to Homer by boat.
  • Dauphin Island provides quieter Gulf-front cycling. You can take ferries from AL 180 and the Gulf Shores area, but you can also access the island by causeway connecting to the mainland on the west side of Mobile Bay.
  • Kachemak Bay's tides are the second largest in the world. Tidal currents can be very strong, and rapids are often created in narrow passages, such as the entrances to Halibut Cove and Tutka Bay lagoons. Tide books, available at sporting goods stores, are essential.
  • For all its abundance, Kachemak Bay remains one of Alaska's lesser known parklands because of its limited access. Boats and planes are the only way to get to the park, as no roads lead across the bay.

Kachemak Bay State Park

Alaska¿s first state park, and only wilderness park, contains roughly 400,000 acres of mountains, glaciers, forests and ocean. Read More

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The Ocean Shores

3500 Crittenden Dr
Homer, AK 99603 7462 Map

Distance: 14.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 2 class stars

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Lands End Resort

4786 Homer Spit Road
Homer, AK 99603 Map

Distance: 8.4 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Homer Hostel

304 West Pioneer Avenue
Homer, AK 99603 Map

Distance: 14.2 mi.
(from destination center)

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Norman Lowell Studio & Gallery

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Mile 160.9 New Sterling Hwy; Norman Lowell Dr
Homer, Alaska 99556

Distance: 14.1 mi. (from destination center)

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Lowell built his own huge gallery on his homestead to show his life's work. The immense oils... Read More

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Pratt Museum

At Pioneer Ave
3779 Bartlett St
Homer, Alaska

Distance: 14.2 mi. (from destination center)

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The Homer Society of Natural History's museum is as good as any you'll find in a town of... Read More

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Bunnell Street Gallery

106 W. Bunnell Ave
Homer, Alaska

Distance: 13.9 mi. (from destination center)

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This nonprofit gallery, located in a perfect space in an old hardware store near Bishop's... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Kachemak Bay State Park

Distance (mi.)
Anchorage International Airport 120.6 map

Other Smaller Airports near Kachemak Bay State Park

Distance (mi.)
Ouzinkie SPB 120.7 map
Port Lions SPB 128.4 map
Kodiak Airport 131.5 map

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Salt Lake City (SLC) to Anchorage (ANC) $671

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